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Peterson, Minnesota Weather

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Peterson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Peterson, MN
Monday, June 15 at 4:27 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
31%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Peterson, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPeterson, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 55°H 76°
Peterson, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    76°50°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Rain
    24%
    0.06″
    69°55°-7°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    92%
    0.57″
    73°54°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    68°49°-5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    69°47°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.06″
    67°53°-2°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.30″
    65°60°-2°
Peterson, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
283° · backing 37°
Direction
WNW
283°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 37° from the wnw.
Peterson, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.1984.3984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Peterson, MN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
3.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45
Peterson, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.3mi
UNLIMITED
132 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:27 UTC · Peterson, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:27 UTC · Peterson, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Peterson, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Peterson, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Peterson, MN
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Peterson, MN
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:23 AM
Moonset
9:12 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Peterson, MN
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Peterson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Peterson

  1. Mon76°50°5%
  2. Tue69°55°24%
  3. Wed73°54°92%
  4. Thu68°49°42%
  5. Fri69°47°5%
  6. Sat67°53°22%
  7. Sun65°60°34%
  8. Mon61°56°18%
  9. Tue72°54°10%
  10. Wed73°58°15%
  11. Thu74°55°23%
  12. Fri77°56°20%
  13. Sat70°62°26%
  14. Sun77°60°32%
  15. Mon70°57°39%
  16. Tue72°48°36%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Peterson

SPC has placed Peterson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Peterson

  • 55962

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.